Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 - Manual (Page 28)

Importing maps and modules from a service partition or HPA
To import modules from a source computer, you must first install the ImageUltra Builder program on the
source computer and set up the source computer so it has access to the central repository. After the
ImageUltra Program is installed, open the ImageUltra Builder program, open the Repository window for your
central repository, then start and use the Import Wizard to import the desired modules to your central
repository.
The Import Wizard provides a categorized view of all application modules, device-driver modules, filter
modules, utility modules, base maps, and driver maps that are in the source computer service partition or
HPA. It enables you to select a category and import all modules within that category, or select only those
modules or maps that you want to import.
In many cases, the operating-system modules are in a container and the entire container must be imported.
As part of the import operations, the Import Wizard prompts you to select the folder in the repository where
you want the maps and modules to reside. You can use an existing folder in your repository, create a new
folder in your repository, or just put the imported modules in the root entry of your repository.
The advantages of importing modules, as opposed to building your own, are as follows:
• ImageUltra-developed modules have been tested by Lenovo and are ready for deployment on Lenovo
branded computers.
• Base maps and driver maps are automatically created by the ImageUltra Builder Import Wizard based
on the modules you select to import. You can use these maps as they are, create new maps based on
the maps created by the Import Wizard and modify the maps to meet your particular needs, or discard
the maps and create your own maps.
• If base maps and driver maps already exist in the service partition of a source computer, you can import
those maps. Maps exist in a service partition only if the source computer contains a Smart Image that
was deployed by the ImageUltra Builder program.
• ImageUltra-developed modules contain applications and signed device drivers that conform to Microsoft
certification requirements, ensuring device-driver compatibility.
• Importing ImageUltra-developed modules from the service partition of a new Lenovo branded computer
provides a streamlined path for creating Ultra-Portable Images that can be used across the entire product
line of Lenovo branded computers.
Importing maps and modules from repositories, folders, and CDs
In addition to importing from the service partition or HPA (as discussed in the previous section), you also
can use the Import Wizard from any ImageUltra Builder console to import maps and modules from a folder,
ImageUtra Builder Distribution CD, ThinkCentre and ThinkPad Product Recovery CD, or a different repository.
Note: You can order a set of ThinkCentre or ThinkPad Product Recovery CDs through your local customer
support center team. On many Lenovo branded personal computers announced after 2003, you can create
your own set of ThinkCentre or ThinkPad Product Recovery CDs using the ThinkVantage recovery tools.
• When importing from an ImageUltra Builder Distribution CD or a ThinkCentre and ThinkPad Product
Recovery CD, the Import Wizard provides a categorized view of all the application modules, device-driver
modules, filter modules, utility modules, base maps, and driver maps that are available and enables you
to select all items in that category or select only those modules or maps that you want to import. In most
cases, the operating-system modules are in a container and the entire container must be imported.
• When importing from a folder, the Import Wizard provides a categorized view of all the operating-system
modules, application modules, device-driver modules, filter modules, utility modules, base maps, and
driver maps that are available and enables you to select all items in that category or select only those
modules or maps that you want to import.
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